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World in Action
World in Action

Season 14

September 26, 1977

34 Episodes

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Episodes

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E1

The Man Who Talks to Terrorists

September 26, 1977

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E2

The Life and Death of Steve Biko

October 3, 1977

Coverage of the immediate aftermath of the death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko while in the custody of South African police.

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E3

No Compromise

October 10, 1977

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The Miami Experiment

October 17, 1977

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The Surgery Is Now Closed

October 24, 1977

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Eastern Promise

October 31, 1977

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The Accident

November 7, 1977

Investigates a claim by Russian Scientist Dr Zhores Medvedev, that the biggest nuclear accident of all, occurred 20 years previous in the Southern Ural Mountains, where many people died.

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The Disputed Land

November 14, 1977

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Got It Taped

November 21, 1977

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In the Name of the Law

November 28, 1977

Investigates the death of Liddle Towers, who was arrested while drunk, but then died in the custody of Northumbria Police Force.

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E11

Thatcher Interview

January 30, 1978

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Cold Facts

February 6, 1978

People unable to pay their bills are still having their services cut off, despite a reassurance that it would not happen anymore. Follow up to a previous programme a year ago.

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The Concrete Rings

February 13, 1978

Price fixing in the mixed concrete industry.

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E14

Working for a Pittance

February 20, 1978

An examination of how 50 000 physically and mentally disabled people earn a maximum of £4 a week for up to 27 hours of menial work.

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Death by Request

March 24, 1978

One woman's plight to have the Suicide Act amended due to her deteriorating health condition.

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There's No Place Like Hulme

April 10, 1978

Investigates why houses in Hulme that were built in the 1960s are now being recommended to be demolished.

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The Right's Centre

April 17, 1978

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E18

Black to Front

April 24, 1978

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In the Public Interest

May 8, 1978

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General Grigorenko's New Campaign

May 15, 1978

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E21

Take Care, This Place is Unsafe

May 22, 1978

Investigation into the King's College Hospital after it closed down for several hours due to staff shortages and the dangerous situation it left patients in.

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E22

Smoking - A Double Standard

June 5, 1978

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Dishonourable Discharge

June 12, 1978

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E24

Wait and See

June 19, 1978

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E25

Nuts & Bolts of the Economy: Made in Korea

June 20, 1978

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E26

The Happiness Pill?

June 26, 1978

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E27

The Nazi Party

July 3, 1978

Using sworn statements from an undercover police officer, an investigation into whether Britain's National Front is a thinly-veiled modern Nazi Party.

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Prisoner of Terrorism

July 10, 1978

A look at the activities and history of the notorious Baader-Meinhof terrorist group, including an interview with one of the gang's kingpins, Horst Mahler.

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Russian Justice

July 17, 1978

Follow up to 'A Calculated Risk' on the plight of dissident Anatoly Sharansky.

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E30

Buying Time

July 24, 1978

Covert filming in Walton & Wakefield Jails provides evidence of corruption.

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E31

Liable to Prosecution

July 31, 1978

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E32

No Useful Purpose Would Be Served

August 7, 1978

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E33

Power for Sale

August 14, 1978

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E34

The Invisible Risk

August 21, 1978